The Duke City Model Yacht Club (DCMYC) is sanctioned by the American Model Yachting Association (AMYA) as club No. 213. The club promotes radio-controlled model sailboat racing for the benefit of the membership. Club activities include: Model sailboat racing, development of model sailboats and components, and the conduct of regattas with similar associations. DCMYC is the only AMYA club in the state, and membership is not limited to Albuquerque residents.
Albuquerque was founded in 1706 and named after the Spanish Duke of Alburquerque. Hence Albuquerque is referred to as the DUKE CITY. The first "r" was dropped from the city name in the 1800's.
MEMBERSHIP Includes full memberships with rights to participate in club sailing events and vote on club affairs. Associate memberships are available for those who do not sail or have a vote in club affairs; membership is not limited to local residents. Both classes of membership receive the club publication, The RUDDER. Dues are pro-rated, and may vary from year to year. Contact the Club Secretary for current dues. A copy of the Membership Application is available in PDF.
The RG-65 is being considered as a second class for racing by the Club. Although not yet an AMYA sanctioned class, it has been raced in South America since the 1950's, and in Europe for several years. This boat is a "Development" class in that it may be modified by the owner for enhanced performance. The primary restrictions on the boat are length, 65 cm (about 25.5"), sail area 2250 sq cm (450 sq inches) and mast height 110 cm (about 43"). Hull, keel, and sail shapes are open. The ready-to-sail weight is generally less than 3 pounds. This boat seems well suited for the size of our pond, and is easy to transport. As this is written(July '08), Club members have completed and sail five of these boats, and AMYA class status seems eminent. RG-65 class rules
Model Boat Pond Construction Photos
We now have a permanent year round sailing location with handy parking, handicap access, and nearby toilet facilities. To reach the Tingley Beach Aquatic Park, exit I-40 at Rio Grande Blvd (exit 157A); then south 0.8 mile to Central Ave; then west 0.6 mile to Tingley Dr; then south about 1/10th mile to the Tingley Beach entrance road. Or from I25, exit at Lead-Coal (exit 224); then West 2.2 miles on Lead Avenue to Tingley Drive, then North 0.6 miles past the three fishing lakes to Tingley Beach entrance road. The Model boat pond is immediately North of the entrance road.
Some Details on the Model Boat Pond
Two sections of eight foot wide steps directly into the water are provided for those who prefer to walk into the water to launch or "mess" with their boats. The pond edges are sloped about 45 degrees from the edge of the sidewalk down to a four foot depth at the edges and about five feet deep at the lake center line. The pond has a five foot wide concrete sidewalk adjacent to the water around the entire pond. The water is chemically treated to reduce vegetation, and no fish will be planted.
The pond is slightly hour glass shaped with the distance across the pond at the neck about 125 feet. The pond widens to about 160 feet to the right and left of this neck. The long axis of the pond is 322 feet, oriented about NNW-SSE.
A great feature of this pond is a ramp parallel to the water for wheelchair access. A wheelchair driver can set her boat on her lap, wheel down the ramp, then set the boat over the low wall directly into the water. More able bodied sailors can use this feature to make boat adjustment tweaks at waist level.
Regatta Captain--- Vic Rotolo
Treasurer--- Bruce Wagner
Secretary--- Stephen Bailey
email: sbailey103(at)yahoo.com
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By mail: Stephen Bailey---DCMYC
1526 Avenida Las Brisas
Los Lunas, NM 87031
By phone: (505) 977-5903
Download The DCMYC Handbook in pdf format (rev Jan 12, 07 235Kb)
A Glossary of Sailing Terms has been compiled from several sources by member Joe Frasier.
Barging at the line as the wind changes May '08. Boucher photo.(86K)
Five Soling 1 meters May '08. Jiron photo.(59K)
Almost too much wind for the S1m May '08. Boucher photo.(103K)
Harry Hansens Soling One Meter made the front cover of the Summer 2000 issue of the magazine Model Yachting.Hansen photo.(31K)
Solings heading for the windward mark at our First Annual Family Picnic and Race, August '03. The site is La Cueva Lake, NM, 7700' altitude. Joe Frasier photo. (117K)
Paddle faster guys! K.Bailey photo. (76K)
A good RG-65 start,July '08. Boucher photo.(115K)
Blue caps and knee boots were the uniform at "Tingley Trench" at this Soling 1m race in March 2001. Carlson photo. (77K)
A part of the "Tingley Trench" experience was ducking tree limbs while walking along watching your boat. Carlson photo. (103K)
Clustered Soling fleet at the start line in the Trench, 2001. Carlson photo. (72K)
Four lovely EC-12s are getting pre-race prepped at Tingley Beach by their handsome skippers. For a larger view of this Joel C'.de Baca photo, click here (35 kb) Click your back button to return to this page.
The above mentioned EC-12s sailing a heat at Tingley Beach. For a larger view of this Joel C'.de Baca photo, click here (35 kb) Click your back button to return to this page.
Four Soling One Meters are about to cross the start line at Tingley Beach. For a larger view of this H. Hansen photo, click here (49 kb) Click your back button to return to this page.
Here are five CR-914's heading to the windward mark at Tingley Beach. This photo was taken before DCMYC was formed. For a larger view of this H. Hansen photo, click here (61 kb) Click your back button to return to this page.
Here is Jim's CR-914 in a big wind in December '94. The wind has whipped off the vinyl sail numbers and one batten. For a larger view of this Scheibner photo, click here (57 kb) Click your back button to return to this page.
Which one of these two CR914s has the right-of-way? For a larger view of this Frasier photo, click here (49 kb) Click your back button to return to this page.
Definitely not for racing. Jims scale schooner is pretty but doesn't sail well. For a larger view of this photo, click here (63 kb) Click your back button to return to this page.
Joe, Bill and Sergios EC-12s at Tingley in early '01. For a larger view of this Petynia photo, click here (78 kb) Click your back button to return to this page.
Nice start! CR914s Spring 98. From left to right, Sergio, Jim, Bill, Vic, Earl and Judy. For a larger view of this Dickhaut photo, click here (35 kb) Click your back button to return to this page.
